Joe Hendershot

Easy B2B Marketing Plan Outline

by Joe Hendershot November 13, 2010
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Objectives, strategies and tactics must work together Want to feel better now about next year?  Then finish that marketing plan so you have that behind you – and frankly it isn’t all that complicated. First, remember that in the b-to-b world, marketing is not “advertising”.  Effective marketing combines selling, customer retention, customer service, sales lead [...]

How to Set a Marketing Budget for Your Small Business

by Joe Hendershot October 11, 2010
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Struggling to Determine Your Marketing Budget? In the b-to-b space, “task” budgeting is often the best method. One of the most often-asked questions of b-to-b marketers, “How do I determine or set my marketing-advertising budget?”  Let’s look at some options… The most common business-to-business marketing budget approaches are: 1)      A percentage of expected sales revenue [...]